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The medical treatment for epilepsy incorporates antiepileptic medication, epilepsy surgery and vagal nerve incitement. But 30% of youngsters stays with uncontrolled seizure. A ketogenic diet can be an elective medical treatment of epilepsy for these individuals.
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